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by scrps 268 days ago
Don't forget the inverse can happen, like when tech-bros read sci-fi and end up thinking Bad Thing is a good idea... :|
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herval 268 days ago
I love/hate how many people in tech watched Black Mirror and went "that's a great idea! I'll build that"
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MangoToupe 268 days ago
I see the causality as reversed: the show is based on extrapolating current tech trends to produce near-future dystopian sci-fi.
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bryanrasmussen 268 days ago
geez, can you people stop tearing down the torment nexus for just one minute!
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MurkyLabs 268 days ago
Ah yes, the Torment Nexus from the popular sci-fi book, "Don't build the Torment Nexus!"
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